April 2012 American Way Magazine (2) - page 46

domemimics St. Peter’sBasilica inRome,
a pediment recalls Berlin’s Brandenburg
Gate,androoflineelementsresembleOpéra
NationaldeParis’PalaisGarnier.Thecenter
brimswithbuildingsfromArgentina’sglory
days as oneof theworld’swealthiest coun-
tries, buildings likeTeatroColón, whose
stagewas graced by opera greats Enrico
CarusoandMariaCallas.Nearby isBuenos
Aires’mostallegoricalbuilding, thePalacio
Barolo, designedbyMarioPalanti, an Ital-
ianarchitectobsessedwithDanteAlighieri,
author of TheDivineComedy. ThePalacio
Barolo’s lobby is festooned with bronze
flamemedallions andornamental dragons
that represent hell, while its lighthouse
domeevokesheavenandeternalsalvation.
WHAT TOURISTS seekout inBuenos
Aires has shiftednorthwardover
the years. Now the go-toneighborhood is
PalermoViejo, divided intoPalermoSoho
andPalermoHollywood.
PlanetaBs.As.
JorgeLuisBorges 1627
BuenosAires
011-54-11-4832-2006
www.mujermilenio.com.ar
CasaCruzRestaurant
Uriarte 1658
BuenosAires
011-54-11-4833-1112
www.casacruz-restaurant.com
Olsen
Gorriti 5870
BuenosAires
011-54-11-4776-7677
TeguiRestaurant
CostaRica5852
BuenosAires
011-54-11-5291-3333
www.tegui.com.ar
BuenosAiresZoo
AvenidaLasHeras at Plaza Italia
BuenosAires
011-54-11-4011-9900
www.zoobuenosaires.com.ar
MuseoNacional deBellasArtes
Ave. del Libertador 1473
BuenosAires
011-54-11- 5288-9945
www.mnba.org.ar
Aldo’sVinoteca
Moreno372
BuenosAires
011-54-11-5291-2380
www.aldosvinoteca.com
HotelBabel
Balcarce946
BuenosAires
011-54-11-4300-8300
www.hotelbabel.com.ar
LaVentanaBarriodeTango
Balcarce431
BuenosAires
011-54-11-4334-1314
www.la-ventana.com.ar
ElQuerandí Tanguería
Perú302
BuenosAires
011-54-11-5199-1770
www.querandi.com.ar
CulturaTanguera
Ave. Rivadavia 1392
BuenosAires
011-54-11-4381-4049
www.culturatanguera.com.ar
IfYouGo…
TOPROW, LEFTTORIGHT: the interior of the
EdificioBaroloBuilding; awaitresswithaplate
of smørrebrødandvodkaatOlsen restaurant
inPalermo; theUshuaiawaterfront
CasaRosada
Balcarce50
BuenosAires
011-54-11-4344-3802
www.casarosada.gov.ar
Congresode laNaciónArgentina
Ave. Rivadavia 1864
BuenosAires
011-54-11-6310-7100
www.congreso.gov.ar
TeatroColón
Cerrito628
BuenosAires
011-54-11-4378-7100
www.teatrocolon.org.ar
PalacioBaroloTours
Ave. deMayo 1370
BuenosAires
011-54-11-4383-1065
www.palaciobarolotours.com.ar
DiseñoArg
Honduras 5033
BuenosAires
011-54-11-4832-2006
www.disenioargshopping.com.ar
Cementeriode laRecoleta
Junín 1790
BuenosAires
011-54-11-4803-1594
LosNotroshotel
Glaciar PeritoMoreno
El Calafate, Patagonia
011-54-2902-499-510
www.losnotros.com
CerroCastor
Ruta3, Km. 26
Ushuaia, Patagonia
011-54-2901-499-301
www.cerrocastor.com
Trendel FindelMundo
Ruta3, Km. 3042
Ushuaia, Patagonia
011-54-2901-431-600
www.trendelfindelmundo.com.ar
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